it can land a computer user in legal trouble if done illegall
Downloading music illegally can have a negative impact on the company that made the music
many artists depend on royalties from the downloaded music
Even if illegally downloaded music was downloaded by a child your home, you could be legally liable for the music downloaded
Downloading music illegally is done using torrent programs and peer-to-peer (p2p) programs
The programs used to download music illegally can also be used as a legal means of distributing independent music
so the programs themselves are not by nature illegal
Ensuring that the copy of music a user downloads is legal is important to avoid lawsuits, jail time or fines
Purchasing music directly from the artist, at music stores or on reputable music sales sites can protect a user from accidental illegal downloads
misconception
Music downloaders have a common misconception that they are not legally liable if they are just downloading or streaming the music
According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a user who downloads music he hasn't purchased is breaking the law
even if the user never distributes the music to anyone else.
Illegal music downloading can bring jail time and hefty fines
Under Federal law, downloaders can be fined up to $150,000 per music track
In 2009, a woman in Minnesota was fined $1.9 million dollars for downloading 24 tracks from the Internet
Also that year, four of the men who ran the downloading website "The Pirate Bay" were each sentenced to one year in jail for their role in making downloads available
Downloading music illegally affects the income of everyone involved in making the recording.
Not all music artists see illegal music downloading as an offense worth prosecuting
On October 26, 2010, a federal court ordered to shut down the file-sharing program Limewire for copyright infringement
again bringing attention to the issue of illegal downloading that has plagued the music industry in recent years
It’s reasonable to assume that many young adults have downloaded at least one song illegally
The industry is now geared to selling singles as opposed to make good quality records
Albums today generally have more “filler” that is certainly not worth $12.99
It’s not just illegal downloads that affect album sales today, but iTunes itself
International music and the lack of accessibility domestically also influence people to download albums
artists usually have different release dates around the world (ours is designated as Tuesday)
there are some problems with downloading that still force even illegal downloaders to buy albums
It takes a seasoned downloader to sift their way through various webrips, retail rips and bit rates to find true CD-quality
The music industry also claims that illegal downloading is ruining CD sales and decreasing revenue for artists and driving them to stop releasing CDs, although this is not necessarily true
Artists and their management tend to blame early leaks of albums for decreased sales
The misconception is that because people get an album earlier for free, they won’t buy the album when it comes out
Albums sales also do not “make or break” an artist
Singers actually make more much money from tours than they do on albums, gaining money from ticket sales while record companies gain most profits from the CDs
Live concert revenue is actually increasing now with increased ticket prices
the labels don’t really want the public knowing that, so they make a big deal about illegal downloading as it costs them money rather than the artist in the long run
illegal downloading is wrong — this is unquestionable
It is stealing money from someone, whether it is artists or the labels
some people can get something for free while others have to play is inherently wrong, and there is no getting away from that
Samet, Matt. "Pirate Nation: Illegal Music Downloading | The Cornell Daily Sun." The Cornell Daily Sun. 15 Nov. 2010. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. <http://cornellsun.com/node/44806>. Advantages:
You can download at any time and you get the music (almost) straight away.
You may only have to pay for the songs you want
you don't have to buy a whole CD just to get one track
you may be able to purchase just one track making the experience cheaper
Disadvantages:
CDs come with extras like the words to songs
the cover of the CD is part of the experience of owning the item (one of the things that people said about CDs when they first came out was that being smaller you couldn't see the cover art so well and in some way you therefore missed out
especially with bands where a lot of money was spent on the cover like Pink Floyd)
If you buy all the tracks from an album from a download site you can end up paying as much as you would have spent buying the CD - so you aren't actually saving money at all.
CDs are probably more robust and less prone to accidental loss than files on a computer.
CDs do have a legal resale value, downloaded tracks (as far as I know) don't.
you cannot always download the exact thing you're looking for
what about getting caught and sued....look at the native woman in america she got sued a couple of $100,000. advantage, whatever music u want from any decade u can get for 'free'
you also have to pay for the music that you wish to download in order for you to have obtain it legally.
Most people don’t understand that you can actually get caught in illegally downloading music as it has happened numerous of times
You can easily get viruses, Trojan horses, spyware, adware, or some other malware on your computer via downloads.
Limewire was a huge P2P sharing company that recently got shut down in October of 2010 because of the fact that they were illegally distributing music
The safest place to download music is through iTunes or through the artist’s music store that some may have on their site.
Even downloading music illegally comes with the downside that the sound quality may be bad.
A CD usually has better sound quality than anything digital due to the bit rate.
p2p network is, it's a computer program or website that allows users to share all kinds of different files across the internet.
Some of the most popular programs to date are Limewire, Frostwire, Utorrent and the Pirate Bay
Napster was originally allowing users to download almost any music file for free, but it was violating copyright laws.
So in short, my definition of piracy is someone who downloads, or effectively steals an artists music
downloading or copying and then listening to music that they have not paid for
Thus the artist not gaining any money from a sale of a CD or DVD so to speak.
the illegal acquisition and possible re-distribution of music or associate media, such as DVD’smeans that the downloader gets to experience and hear music that they haven’t heard before.
Or they haven’t had access to previously
This means that in turn, they either buy the CD (profiting the artist), or they at the very least maybe go to a gig.
The prices of gigs are definitely ranging and the costs of venue’s / travelling expenses must take a big chunk out of the profit they make from the money that the tour provides.
different bands have very different prices on their tours, for instance, Spandau Ballet have a ticket price of £60.00
People are able to be more broad with their music searches, for example they can type into Google : “What are the best bands with in the Trance Genre?”Google would then come back with a lot of different bands, and the person could then go search for each one there,
Downloading music is fast, free and convenient, so it comes as no surprise that so many music lovers obtain their tunes illegally.
Despite combative efforts by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), illegal downloading has become increasingly prevalent in recent years
Programs such as Limewire and BitTorrent are teeming with users, and there seems to be no end in sight.
the prospect of ceased downloading may only be desirable for record companies
illegal downloading is more beneficial than harmful for musicians
file sharing is primarily condemned for its unfairness to musicians
Critics of illegal downloading equate it with stealing.
file sharing does not pose a dire threat to musicians; the damages of downloading are highly exaggerated.
Musicians do not suffer from lack of album revenue because their profits are mostly derived from touring and merchandise sales.
Profits generated from music sales pale in comparison
According to Media & Culture by Richard Campbell, musicians receive a standard $0.09 royalty from a $0.99 iTunes download, leaving $0.33 for iTunes and $0.57 for the record company.
Illegal downloading affects the music industry rather than musicians because companies reap the majority of proceeds from sales.
With little profit at stake, musicians stand to gain the benefits of downloading and file sharingThe primary advantage of illegal downloading is its capacity to foster a greater fan base for artists
Downloading presents the opportunity for small bands to make it big by establishing name recognition and exposing their music
Musicians cannot succeed without name recognition, and downloading provides another promotional outlet.
File sharing also increases opportunities for income.
Although downloading hinders record sales, it facilitates the sale of concert tickets and merchandise.
Rather than combating illegal downloading, musicians are embracing the benefits of the internet.
As reported in a BBC news article entitled "Musicians Upbeat about the Net," 60 percent of artists "said they did not think that lawsuits against song swappers would benefit musicians and songwriters.
Illegal downloading is not harmful enough to musicians to warrant their support for lawsuits
many artists embrace the internet as a form of advertisement.
The majority of musicians sell their music online and some even offer free songs
the internet enables musicians to make more money from their music rather than making it harder to protect their material from piracy.
The internet plays an essential role in sustaining success in the music industry.
Despite the availability of free music online, digital track sales increase with each passing year and generate substantial industry revenue
According to 2008 music statistics on www.futureofmusicbook.com, physical album sales dropped 14 percent between 2007 and 2008, but digital album sales increased by 27 percent the same year.
Increasing Internet sales compensate for the decline in profit from physical albums.Despite the negative claims against downloading, the music industry even promotes file sharing; Apple facilitates trading music files through an iTunes program called Home Sharing
People whose computers are in close proximity, such as college students, can literally trade entire libraries by simply exchanging iTunes account information.
The existence of Home Sharing contradicts all grievances against illegal downloading: it is a simplified version of Limewire that can quickly transfer immense quantities of music.
The Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) is extremely concerned about illegal downloading from the internet.
the RIAA believes that decreasing CD sales are caused directly by illegal downloading
the RIAA began using controversial methods to attempt to combat the problem
it has been pursuing lawsuits against average citizens who it believes have obtained music through illegal downloading.
The RIAA blames these music “pirates” for the losses incurred by the RIAA and its members.
Napster was an online music sharing service started in June of 1999 by Shawn Fanning
It was the first commonly used music sharing system on the Internet.
Users of the Napster service said that the music industry had let them down, only publishing a few hit songs per CD and leaving the rest of the album with “filler”
an examination of the RIAA’s marketing and sales charts shows that the real decrease in CD sales actually began in earnest after Napster ceased operating
during the 2 1/2 years that Napster was operating, CD sales increased by over $500 million dollars from what they were in 1998.
Since 2001, CD sales have continued to decrease steadily.
since 2001 the music industry has continually reduced the amount of music released each year
Another way the music industry has attempted to combat the illegal downloading of music, is by making digital downloads available through numerous online services
One of the most successful is Apple, Inc.’s iTunes music store, which to date has sold over 1,000,000,000 songs worldwide at 99 cents per song\
Ensuring that the copy of music a user downloads is legal is important to avoid lawsuits, jail time or fines
It’s not just illegal downloads that affect album sales today, but iTunes itself
International music and the lack of accessibility domestically also influence people to download albums
artists usually have different release dates around the world (ours is designated as Tuesday)
there are some problems with downloading that still force even illegal downloaders to buy albums
It takes a seasoned downloader to sift their way through various webrips, retail rips and bit rates to find true CD-quality
The music industry also claims that illegal downloading is ruining CD sales and decreasing revenue for artists and driving them to stop releasing CDs, although this is not necessarily true
Artists and their management tend to blame early leaks of albums for decreased sales
The misconception is that because people get an album earlier for free, they won’t buy the album when it comes out
Albums sales also do not “make or break” an artist
Singers actually make more much money from tours than they do on albums, gaining money from ticket sales while record companies gain most profits from the CDs
Live concert revenue is actually increasing now with increased ticket prices
the labels don’t really want the public knowing that, so they make a big deal about illegal downloading as it costs them money rather than the artist in the long run
illegal downloading is wrong — this is unquestionable
It is stealing money from someone, whether it is artists or the labels
some people can get something for free while others have to play is inherently wrong, and there is no getting away from that
Illegal downloading affects the music industry rather than musicians because companies reap the majority of proceeds from sales.
With little profit at stake, musicians stand to gain the benefits of downloading and file sharingThe primary advantage of illegal downloading is its capacity to foster a greater fan base for artists
Downloading presents the opportunity for small bands to make it big by establishing name recognition and exposing their music
Musicians cannot succeed without name recognition, and downloading provides another promotional outlet.
File sharing also increases opportunities for income.
Although downloading hinders record sales, it facilitates the sale of concert tickets and merchandise.
Rather than combating illegal downloading, musicians are embracing the benefits of the internet.
As reported in a BBC news article entitled "Musicians Upbeat about the Net," 60 percent of artists "said they did not think that lawsuits against song swappers would benefit musicians and songwriters.
Illegal downloading is not harmful enough to musicians to warrant their support for lawsuits
many artists embrace the internet as a form of advertisement.
The majority of musicians sell their music online and some even offer free songs
the internet enables musicians to make more money from their music rather than making it harder to protect their material from piracy.
Music piracy is any form of unauthorized duplication and/or distribution of music including downloading, file sharing, and CD-burning
when it comes to stealing digital recordings of copyrighted music, people somehow seem to think the same rules don’t apply
criminal penalties can be as high as five years in prison or $250,000 in fines
illegally downloading or copying copyrighted music is the same as stealing; there is no difference.
When you use software that facilitates illegal downloads, you open your computer to unwanted pornography, security breaches, and viruses
The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) can sue for as much as $150,000 per song illegally downloaded.
Almost 2000 individuals have been sued by the RIAA for illegally downloading as of March, 2004.
More than 400 individuals have settled, paying fines averaging $3000
The Department of Justice recently announced the creation of the Intellectual Property Task Force, which examines all aspects of how the DOJ handles intellectual property issues.
misconception
- Music downloaders have a common misconception that they are not legally liable if they are just downloading or streaming the music
- According to the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), a user who downloads music he hasn't purchased is breaking the law
- even if the user never distributes the music to anyone else.
- Illegal music downloading can bring jail time and hefty fines
- Under Federal law, downloaders can be fined up to $150,000 per music track
- In 2009, a woman in Minnesota was fined $1.9 million dollars for downloading 24 tracks from the Internet
- Also that year, four of the men who ran the downloading website "The Pirate Bay" were each sentenced to one year in jail for their role in making downloads available
- Downloading music illegally affects the income of everyone involved in making the recording.
- Not all music artists see illegal music downloading as an offense worth prosecuting
Read more: Facts About Downloading Music Illegally | eHow.com http://www.ehow.com/about_6196473_downloading-music-illegally.html#ixzz1qQY0Fy24Samet, Matt. "Pirate Nation: Illegal Music Downloading | The Cornell Daily Sun." The Cornell Daily Sun. 15 Nov. 2010. Web. 28 Mar. 2012. <http://cornellsun.com/node/44806>.
Advantages:
Disadvantages:
Admin. "The Disadvantages Of Illegally Downloading Music." 11 Dec. 2010. Web. 29 Mar. 2012. <http://www.softwareindustry.org/the-disadvantages-of-illegally-downloading-music.htm>.
- p2p network is, it's a computer program or website that allows users to share all kinds of different files across the internet.
- Some of the most popular programs to date are Limewire, Frostwire, Utorrent and the Pirate Bay
- Napster was originally allowing users to download almost any music file for free, but it was violating copyright laws.
- So in short, my definition of piracy is someone who downloads, or effectively steals an artists music
- downloading or copying and then listening to music that they have not paid for
- Thus the artist not gaining any money from a sale of a CD or DVD so to speak.
- the illegal acquisition and possible re-distribution of music or associate media, such as DVD’smeans that the downloader gets to experience and hear music that they haven’t heard before.
- Or they haven’t had access to previously
- This means that in turn, they either buy the CD (profiting the artist), or they at the very least maybe go to a gig.
- The prices of gigs are definitely ranging and the costs of venue’s / travelling expenses must take a big chunk out of the profit they make from the money that the tour provides.
- different bands have very different prices on their tours, for instance, Spandau Ballet have a ticket price of £60.00
- People are able to be more broad with their music searches, for example they can type into Google : “What are the best bands with in the Trance Genre?”Google would then come back with a lot of different bands, and the person could then go search for each one there,
- Downloading music is fast, free and convenient, so it comes as no surprise that so many music lovers obtain their tunes illegally.
- Despite combative efforts by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA), illegal downloading has become increasingly prevalent in recent years
- Programs such as Limewire and BitTorrent are teeming with users, and there seems to be no end in sight.
- the prospect of ceased downloading may only be desirable for record companies
- illegal downloading is more beneficial than harmful for musicians
- file sharing is primarily condemned for its unfairness to musicians
- Critics of illegal downloading equate it with stealing.
- file sharing does not pose a dire threat to musicians; the damages of downloading are highly exaggerated.
- Musicians do not suffer from lack of album revenue because their profits are mostly derived from touring and merchandise sales.
- Profits generated from music sales pale in comparison
- According to Media & Culture by Richard Campbell, musicians receive a standard $0.09 royalty from a $0.99 iTunes download, leaving $0.33 for iTunes and $0.57 for the record company.
- Illegal downloading affects the music industry rather than musicians because companies reap the majority of proceeds from sales.
- With little profit at stake, musicians stand to gain the benefits of downloading and file sharingThe primary advantage of illegal downloading is its capacity to foster a greater fan base for artists
- Downloading presents the opportunity for small bands to make it big by establishing name recognition and exposing their music
- Musicians cannot succeed without name recognition, and downloading provides another promotional outlet.
- File sharing also increases opportunities for income.
- Although downloading hinders record sales, it facilitates the sale of concert tickets and merchandise.
- Rather than combating illegal downloading, musicians are embracing the benefits of the internet.
- As reported in a BBC news article entitled "Musicians Upbeat about the Net," 60 percent of artists "said they did not think that lawsuits against song swappers would benefit musicians and songwriters.
- Illegal downloading is not harmful enough to musicians to warrant their support for lawsuits
- many artists embrace the internet as a form of advertisement.
- The majority of musicians sell their music online and some even offer free songs
- the internet enables musicians to make more money from their music rather than making it harder to protect their material from piracy.
- The internet plays an essential role in sustaining success in the music industry.
- Despite the availability of free music online, digital track sales increase with each passing year and generate substantial industry revenue
- According to 2008 music statistics on www.futureofmusicbook.com, physical album sales dropped 14 percent between 2007 and 2008, but digital album sales increased by 27 percent the same year.
- Increasing Internet sales compensate for the decline in profit from physical albums.Despite the negative claims against downloading, the music industry even promotes file sharing; Apple facilitates trading music files through an iTunes program called Home Sharing
- People whose computers are in close proximity, such as college students, can literally trade entire libraries by simply exchanging iTunes account information.
- The existence of Home Sharing contradicts all grievances against illegal downloading: it is a simplified version of Limewire that can quickly transfer immense quantities of music.
96 notesBiggs, Jacob. "Advantages and Disadvantages of Illegal Downloading." 1 Dec. 2010. Web. 29 Mar. 2012. <http://www.therotundaonline.com/entertainment/the-advantages-of-illegal-downloading-1.2263735#.T3SGIKXZ6f4>.
Admin. "Webster University: Illegal Downloading." Webster University. Web. 30 Mar. 2012. <http://www.webster.edu/technology/downloading.shtml>.
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"Free Music! Legally and Illegally." HighExistence. Web. 30 Mar. 2012. <http://www.highexistence.com/free-music/>.
"Facts about Downloading File Sharing and CDeez." Christian Music Trade Association (CMTA). Web. 30 Mar. 2012. <http://www.cmta.com/brochure.htm>.
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